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M. E. BLOOD. TROUSERS GUARD.

(No Model.)

Patented AprQl l, 1896.

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NITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAURICE E. BLOOD, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE KALAMAZOO CYCLE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TROUSERS-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 558,146, dated April 14, 1896. Application filed ll'anuary 9, 1893. Serial No. 457,797. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAURICE E. BLOOD, residing at Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan, have invented a .new and useful Improvement in Trouserscle, or for any other purpose; and the im-' provements consist, mainly, in so constructing the guard that it can be quickly applied and so adapted that it will receive the slack part of the trousers and hold it folded over against the leg. I attain these objects by the'device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows the device as applied to the lower part of a trousers-leg. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing it as it is when open ready to apply to the trousers, the dotted lines showing it folded in a manner to carry in the pocket. Fig. 3 is a top view showing it ready to apply to the trousers and a sectional view of the slack part of the trousers when first drawn into the guard. Fig. 4 is a top View same as Fig. 3, but showing the guard closed over the trousers the same as in Fig. 1.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

This device is constructed, preferably, of spring-wire and in two parts, one hinged to the other. Each of these two parts is constructed. to have two wires running parallel with each other the whole length, but they are formed each of a single wire,which is first bent over in the middle at n and r to form a loop which comes at one end of each part, while the two ends of the wire form the other end of a part. The part A has two ends of the wire turn ed around to form two eyes 0 0, while the two ends of the wire of part B are turned outwardly at right angles to the main wire to form the parts 0 c, which pass through the eyes 0 c of the part A, thereby forming a hinge. The parallel wires of the part B are made to come nearly together, while the wires of the part A are spread apart enough to al low thewires of the part B to play between them, as shown in Fig. 2. The part A is bent somewhat in the form of a loop or letter U, being bent around at "i, bringing the part 71 nearly opposite the eyes 0 0, while the part 1-3 is shaped somewhat like the letter 8, having the hinge part c c at oneend and a long straight portion at the other end, which terminates at the loop 0'. The curved or eccentric portion (Z of the part B is made eccentric to the hinge or its ends 0 c and works between the eye 0 and loop 01 of the part A, and it is long enough at the highest point from the hinge to rub against the cross-Wire at the loop a and cause this end and the eyes 0 c of the part A to spring apart a little while the eccentric (Z is passing between. A further movement of the parts A and B while being closed up on the trousers brings the loop n into the curved portion 6, as shown in-Fig. i.

H is a section of the pants, and the dotted lines at N show where the leg comes.

To apply the guard, it is first opened in the position shown in Fig. 3. The slack part of the trousers is then taken up and drawn in between the eyes 0 c and end a of part A and as farinto the U-shaped opening as desired. The loop portion 1' of part A and end r of part B are then brought around to come against the leg in the position shown in Fig. i. This action of the parts causes the eccentric d to press the trousers between the eccentric and the wires at the end a of the part A, thereby holding the fold of the trousers which is in the part A firmly in place, and this fold will be turned over against the leg, as shown in Fig. 4, by means of the long straight portion of the part B bearing against the leg on the opposite side; or, in other words, the guard when in operation in this manner will be substantially V-shaped, the parts r and "6. forming the outer ends of the V and the part 6 forming the bottom, and the trousers where they come into this opening from the leg will 9 be folded into a V-shaped fold, and each side, being of about equal tension, will draw the ends r and 'i of the guard against the leg, as shown.

WVhen the guard is not in use, it can be closed up like a jackknife, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2.

I claim- 1. A trousers-guard having two members, one of the members being substantially U- shaped and the other member substantially S-shaped, one of the free ends of the U shaped member hinged to one of The free ends of the S-shaped member the U-shaped or curved half of the S-shaped member next to its hinged ends, adapted to operate across the opening of the U -shaped member of the guard, to clamp the trousers between the free end of the said U shaped member and one of the curves of the S-shaped member, substantially as shown.

2. A trousers-guard having two members, each formed of a single wire, doubled on itself to make two members running the whole length and lying in the same surface laterally, the two free ends of one of the first-named members turned to form eyes to receive the two free ends of the wire of the other member which are turned to go through them and form a hinge connection of the two members, one of these members formed into a U -shaped loop across the opening of which extends a por tion'of the other member which is also of a U -shaped form, having the back of its curved part adapted to engage with the end of the 30 first U-shaped member to clamp the trousers between the two, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A trousers-guard having two members, one U-shaped and the other S-shaped, one free end of the U-shaped member hinged to one free end of the S-shaped member, one of the curved parts of the S-shaped member acting as a cam or eccentric around the hinge which is on one of the free ends of the U- shaped member while this cam or eccentric works in the opening of the U-shaped member and against the side opposite the hinge to clamp the trousers, and the two members when not in use adapted to close together like a jack'knife, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. In a trousers-guard a combination of two members hinged together with a clamp formed at the center adapted to engage with a fold of the trousers and extending to each side of the leg when in position to prevent a swinging of the fold of the trousers from side to side for the purpose specified.

MAURICE E. BLOOD.

\Vitnesses:

HATTIE E. CARD, CLARENCE O. BLOOD. 

